In case you missed it, a gaggle of Electrek‘s staff just spent several weeks in Germany attending the Eurobike and IAA Mobility trade shows to check out the latest in two-, three-, and four-wheeled electric transportation. While we were there, the fast-paced electric bicycle company Super73 was kind enough to loan us a pair of badass e-bikes that turned into our main wheels for the rest of the trip. More…
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Tesla will make sure you are a good driver before giving you access to Full Self-Driving Beta
Elon Musk said that Tesla will use its telemetry data to make sure customers are “good” drivers before allowing them to access its Full Self-Driving Beta software More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 16, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players More…
GM extends pause of Bolt EV and EUV production to mid-October
Following previous news that it was halting all Bolt EV and EUV production until battery supplier LG can supply defect-free cells, General Motors (GM) has announced an extended pause into October. The decision follows a recall of Chevy Bolt EVs over battery issues resulting in twelve reported fires More…
Wabtec unveils its battery-electric train following the first official purchase
Rail freight manufacturer Wabtec Corporation has officially unveiled the newest version of what it calls “the world’s first battery-electric freight train.” The electric train, known as FLXdrive Battery Locomotive, is no longer just a prototype and has made its official debut in Pittsburgh, PA, following Wabtec’s first sale of the locomotive earlier this week. More…
Ford starts pre-production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup as the race heats up
Ford announced that it started pre-production of the F-150 Lightning as the race to bring electric pickup trucks to market heats up More…
Volta Trucks confirms €37 million in Series B funding and over €600 million in Zero Truck soft pre-orders
UK EV startup Volta Trucks continues to chug forward towards series production of its Zero Truck, and has announced an additional €37 million in Series B funding to help. Alongside the newest funding announcement, Volta Trucks shared it has already received 2,500 soft pre-orders for its Zero Truck. Should all those pre-orders come to fruition, their value is over €600 million (~$705.5 million) More…
Nikola signs intent alongside IVECO to provide electric trucks to Hamburg Port Authority
Nikola Motor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) alongside commercial vehicle brand IVECO. The news came during the inauguration of Nikola’s joint venture manufacturing facility in Germany with IVECO. With the MoU, both parties shared intentions to collaborate on the testing and implementation of up to 25 Nikola Tre BEVs in 2022 More…
Renault Megane E-TECH: Meet the Zoe’s big brother [Video]
It really isn’t much fun being a non-German brand at a German motor show. While Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, and co. drew all the headlines with their enormous and elaborate display stands, poor Renault was tucked away in an easily missable corner of a much quieter hall of the Munich expo center More…
Tesla unveils its latest Megapack project powered by Autobidder
Tesla has released new images of its latest Megapack project and said that it is powered by its Autobidder software More…
EGEB: First major US offshore wind farm achieves $2.3B financial close
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Maker of leading low-cost electric bicycle Lectric XP adds new industry exec, ups production
Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes has made a name for itself in its two short years of existence thanks to the company’s smash hit Lectric XP e-bike. Now the garage startup turned massive e-bike brand is getting a boost of old-school cred with the hire of industry insider Jeff Frehner as its new COO More…
Lucid shares EPA range for Air models including 520 miles on the Dream Edition Range
American EV automaker Lucid Motors, has just shared some of the official EPA ranges for its flagship Air sedan, and they are quite impressive. In an official press release, Lucid revealed the EPA estimated range for two versions of the upcoming Dream Edition Air, as well as the Grand Touring. Both of these trims provide a range of at least 450 miles. More…
Lightyear raises $110 million to bring its $170,000 ‘solar’ electric car to market
Lightyear, a startup developing electric solar cars, has announced a significant $110 million round of financing to bring its first vehicle to market More…
Tesla (TSLA) builds giant new delivery center in China as it expects big things to come
Tesla (TSLA) has built a giant new delivery center in Beijing, the largest in China and possibly the world, as it expects big things to come in the important market More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 15, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players More…
EGEB: Illinois to shut all fossil fuel plants by 2045 and invest $580M a year in renewables [Update]
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB) More…
Tesla Model Y impresses in ‘moose test’
Tesla Model Y has been put through the “moose test,” and it impressed with its nimbleness for an SUV More…
VW ID. Life first look – the cheap electric car we’ve been waiting for [Video]
Volkswagen has finally given us our first look at the sub-£20,000 ($24,000) compact electric car we’ve been eagerly awaiting, in the form of the adorable, stubby, VW ID. Life concept More…
Electric bicycle tax credit makes progress in Congress but gets slashed from 30% to 15%
A 30% tax credit for electric bicycle purchases in the US has been slowly working its way through the gauntlet of Congress. The latest update to the proposed legislation shows much anticipated progress but also reduces the potential size of the incentive More…
